35 User Environment - Sunrise Medical Quickie Puma 20 User Manual

Puma 20
psychological constitution, the age of the user,
their living conditions and their environment. If
in doubt a health care professional should be
involved to ensure the user is not exposed to
unacceptable risks.
3.5 User environment
The wheelchair has been designed for use by
an individual on a daily basis. It is suitable for
both indoor and outdoor use (EN12184 (2009)
class B).
The wheelchairs are intended for use on
walk ways and / or roads depending on the
configuration, but may always be used when
crossing between walk ways.
When driving the wheelchair outdoors, drive
only on paved roads, pavements, footpaths and
bicycle paths. The speed must be adjusted to
suit the environment.
When all of the adjustment options are set to
standard position (see Adjustment options), a
slope of ≤8˚ (14,1%) is deemed to be a normal
user environment for an RWD model without
there being any danger of instability. For an
FWD model this is ≤6° (10.5%). In the technical
specifications, you will find this under 'maximum
safe slope'.
Sunrise Medical is ISO 9001 certified, which
ensures quality at all stages of the development
and production of this wheelchair.
Warning!
A wheelchair should be regarded as a
replacement for the walking function. Users
must therefore travel among pedestrians and
not on roads or streets with traffic.
The use of the wheelchair on walk ways and
roads may be subject to the applicable legal
requirements of National Road Laws and or
Road Traffic Laws.
Drive carefully on roads which are slippery
as a result of rain, ice or snow!
General description
Always turn on lights in cases of limited
visibility.
Exert extra care when driving at higher
speeds. Select a lower maximum speed
when driving indoors, on pavements and in
pedestrian areas.
Do not drive off of high obstacles.
Do not use the wheelchair if temperatures
are below -8˚C or above +50˚C.
Do not attach any weights to the wheelchair
without the approval of a qualified specialist.
This may negatively affect the stability of the
product.
Do not use the wheelchair for pushing and/or
towing objects.
Do not use the legrests for opening doors.
Do not drive through puddles of water
(ISO7176-9-IPX4).
Note!
Prevent the wheelchair from coming into
contact with sea water: sea water is caustic
and may damage the wheelchair.
Prevent the wheelchair from coming into
contact with sand: sand can permeate into
the moving parts of the wheelchair, causing
unnecessary fast wear of these parts.
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